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Muhammad Al-Mahdi Al-Majdhub
Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Majdhub ( ; 1919 - 3 March 1982), also spelled al-Maghut or al-Majzoub, was a renowned Sudanese poet. He is widely recognised as one of the pioneers in Sudanese poetry and is credited with being one of the first poets of Sudanese Arabic poetry and "'". His contributions to Sudanese literature have left a lasting impact on the poetic landscape of the country. Early life and education Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Majdhub was born in 1919 in al-Damar, the capital of the River Nile (state), River Nile state in North Sudan. His father is the Sufism, Sufi sheikh, known in Sudan as Muhammad al-Majdhub, who belongs to the Ja'alin tribe, Ja’aliyin tribe of the north-central Sudanese tribes. He was Khalwa (school), Khalwa educated, where he learned reading, writing and the Quran, Qur'an. According to Babkier Hassan Omer, the Khalwa's fire (known as ''al-Toqaba'') inspired al-Majdhub to call his first collection "The Fire of Majdhib". He wrote in the introduction to the coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad-Damir
Ad-Dāmar ( ar, الدامر, Ad-Dāmar) is the capital of the River Nile state in Sudan. It lies on the right (east) bank of the Nile River, at an elevation of 1,158 feet (353 metres), about 155 miles (250 km) northeast of Khartoum, with a population of about 122,944 (estimated 2012). Its famous market, ''Soug as-Sabit'', is the most important in the area. Ad-Dāmar is an example of a Sudanese African-Islamic city founded toward the end of the fifteenth century. Since ad-Damar was located on the bank of the river, it could be expected to exhibit a linear morphology. By 1814, it was a large town, containing about 500 houses. The city was clean and had many new buildings. Houses were uniform in construction and with regular streets with shady trees (Burckhardt, 1980; Crawford, 1951). Ad-Dāmar is linked by road and railway and both transport routes are almost parallel to the Nile River, with nearby ʿAṭbarah and Barbar and with Khartoum. An oil pipeline, about 530 miles (85 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
